Three arrested in robbery

Published: Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 9:37 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 9:37 p.m.

SARASOTA COUNTY - Three suspects were arrested Saturday morning on robbery charges for an attack on a man at his home earlier that morning, the sheriff's office says.

Denico Stewart, 20, Anthony Garruto, 21, and Jarrett Bennett, 21, are being charging with home invasion with a weapon.

About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, the 20-year-old victim was sitting outside his home when three men approached him, deputies say. The victim told deputies that the men all pointed what looked like firearms at him and struck him with the weapons, which turned out to be air guns.

Two of the men ran into the victim's home in the 2000 block of Palm Terrace while the third robber, who was wearing a Chicago Bulls jacket, grabbed him and forced him inside, says the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The man pushed the victim into a bedroom and told him to “empty his pockets” and demanded money, the arrest report says.

The victim told deputies he gave the robber his cell phone and then hit the gun out of the robber's hand. A fight ensued and ended when the robbers left.

Deputies located Stewart, who fit the description of one robber, walking on a nearby street in the neighborhood. The victim identified him as the suspect. After Stewart was interviewed, deputies later arrested Garruto and Bennett.

<p><em>SARASOTA COUNTY</em> - Three suspects were arrested Saturday morning on robbery charges for an attack on a man at his home earlier that morning, the sheriff's office says.</p><p>Denico Stewart, 20, Anthony Garruto, 21, and Jarrett Bennett, 21, are being charging with home invasion with a weapon. </p><p>About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, the 20-year-old victim was sitting outside his home when three men approached him, deputies say. The victim told deputies that the men all pointed what looked like firearms at him and struck him with the weapons, which turned out to be air guns.</p><p>Two of the men ran into the victim's home in the 2000 block of Palm Terrace while the third robber, who was wearing a Chicago Bulls jacket, grabbed him and forced him inside, says the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The man pushed the victim into a bedroom and told him to “empty his pockets” and demanded money, the arrest report says. </p><p>The victim told deputies he gave the robber his cell phone and then hit the gun out of the robber's hand. A fight ensued and ended when the robbers left.</p><p>Deputies located Stewart, who fit the description of one robber, walking on a nearby street in the neighborhood. The victim identified him as the suspect. After Stewart was interviewed, deputies later arrested Garruto and Bennett.</p>